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Funding & Staffing
FDNY news: Brooklyn's Ladder 161, scheduled to close, rescues man from fire.
Union says next ladder was more than six minutes behind first arriving.
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News
FDNY news: TV station says it knows some companies on the hit list & non-emergency response program expands.
Glenn Usdin's FireTruckBlog.com takes a look at FDNY's new "Modified Response" program.
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Courts
Lancaster mayor threatens suit over claim of 'two-hatter' harassment. Says IAFF is disrupting mutual-aid. Union denies charge & believes city is violating ruling. Both city trucks broken.
Only ladder trucks available to City of Lancaster are coming from mutual aid companies.
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Connie Xinos, meet John Caupp & Dale Louderback of Xenia, Ohio. Three kindred spirits trying to teach firefighters a lesson.
STATter911.com's video friendship service is up and running.
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EMS Topics
Dennis Rubin's memo attempts to rally troops to fight budget cuts. The latest in the battle between the fire chief and the councilmember.
Things heating up again between the fire chief and the councilmember.
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